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- Title
Use of Agricultural Inputs in the Romanian Agriculture - An Empirical Analysis for the Last Decade.
- Authors
GAVRILESCU, Camelia; TURTOI, Crina; TOMA, Camelia
- Abstract
During the last decade, significant changes occurred in all elements contributing to agricultural productivity. In terms of land, the number of small-size family farms (less than 5 ha) diminished significantly, while the medium-sized ones (5-50 ha) increased. The low amount of inputs used in Romanian agriculture, the current level of technical equipment, together with the poor management in the agricultural holdings, can hardly ensure the performance of agricultural operations in due time, as required by the proper modern cultivation technologies, resulting both in a low productivity and in significant harvest losses. The fertilization level is (average at country level) at least 4 times lower than in other EU Member States. The paper is analyzing as well the trends of labor use, labor cost and labor productivity in the agricultural sector in Romania compared to the EU. Despite the structural changes and the qualitative positive evolution trends during the last decade, the agricultural efficiency is still moderate as compared to other EU Member States. About three quarters of the family farms are producing for on-farm consumption only (self-consumption), and just half of the farms-legal entities are producing mainly for sale. Therefore, a prevalent commercial type of agriculture in Romania, on solid competitiveness basis, is still something to look forward to
- Subjects
ROMANIA; AGRICULTURAL productivity; LAND use; FARM management; AGRICULTURE
- Publication
Bulletin of the University of Agricultural Sciences & Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Horticulture, 2012, Vol 69, Issue 2, p372
- ISSN
1843-5254
- Publication type
Article